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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464259303321

Autore

Dring Greg

Titolo

Finding a voice : family therapy for young people with anorexia / / by Greg Dring

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2018]

©2015

ISBN

9780429896936

0-367-32453-9

0-429-89953-X

0-429-47476-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

616.8526

Soggetti

Anorexia nervosa - Treatment

Family psychotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER ONE The challenge of finding a voice; CHAPTER TWO The roots of family therapy for young people with anorexia; CHAPTER THREE The development of Maudsley Model Family Therapy; CHAPTER FOUR Family-Based Treatment; CHAPTER FIVE Anorexia is not an inherited disorder; CHAPTER SIX How should we understand anorexia?; CHAPTER SEVEN Family interaction research; CHAPTER EIGHT The emotional life of the family; CHAPTER NINE Parental authority; CHAPTER TEN Family attitudes to eating and weight; CHAPTER ELEVEN Beyond the Maudsley Model

CHAPTER TWELVE Treatment in contextREFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Young people develop anorexia because they are unhappy. In the process of becoming anorexic they silence themselves and distance themselves from parental support. Family therapy can help patients by improving their communication with their parents. Therapists can support parents in helping their children to find their voices. This book presents a review of the research evidence that has guided the



development of family therapy for young people with anorexia. In addition, it presents the current evidence for a family model. A flexible model is proposed to meet different family scenarios and levels of treatment resistance. Greg Dring argues that the evidence indicates the need for an assertive approach to therapy, drawing on the full range of family therapy skills available, in order to re-instate a healthy relationship between parents and children. This book is intended for family therapists and other clinicians in Child and Mental Health Services who work with young people with anorexia.